Aerosmith lets Rock Rule' at DTE in September

Aerosmith is preparing to Let Rock Rule on Sept. 9 at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Independence Township.

Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton and Brad Whitford will perform with special guest Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators in a national tour including shows at the Xfinity Center in Aerosmith’s hometown of Boston, Mass.; Los Angeles and San Francisco, Calif.; and wrapping up at the Oakland County show Tuesday, Sept. 9.

Tickets are $149.50, $89.50 and $49.50 pavilion and $36.50 lawn, and go on sale April 14 through the Live Nation mobile app and at www.livenation.com. A second leg of tour dates are to be announced shortly.

Aerosmith and Slash, guitarist for Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver, are longtime friends who’ve performed together throughout the years. Promoted in part by Live Nation, the tour kicks off on July 10 at Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh, N.Y.

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“Looking forward to inciting a riot and building the tribal bonfire even higher — it’s a win-win with Slash,” Tyler said in a media release, and Perry added, “The writing’s on the wall — Aerosmith and Slash. We’re gonna let rock rule this summer. Catch us if you can.”

Meanwhile, Slash said Aerosmith is “one of my all time favorite bands, and one of the greatest rock ‘n roll bands of all time.

“It’s an honor for me to go out & tour with them and keep the rock ’n’ roll banner flying high,” according to the release

The Let Rock Rule tour was teased last week when the Aerosmith logo and the tour announcement date of 4.8.14 was bombed on various buildings in downtown Los Angeles by Joe Perry with street artist Risk. Following this, Aerosmith drummer Joey Krammer went to Downtown Austin with street artist Chunk, to continue the tagging, which was all first reported by TMZ.

“I have always felt that Aerosmith was America’s hometown band and what better way than to take matters into our own hands to spread the word?” Perry said.

Tyler and Perry also revealed on “On Air With Ryan Seacrest” that they would perform a free set to announce the tour. Aerosmith and Slash played a roof-raising set at the Whisky A Go Go, the historic Hollywood venue where they performed their first Los Angeles gig in 1973.

Aerosmith’s North American summer dates will follow the band’s overseas dates beginning May 14 in Istanbul, Turkey, and will land in 16 countries including Russia, France and the U.K., with a final overseas date July 2 in Kiev, Ukraine.